Children at the mercy of drug cartels

Writes Zeus, Headline Diplomat eMagazine, LUDCI.eu
Slowly and over the years, as northern and Latin American governments tighten their grips on trafficking, organized criminals who once had oil theft and drug trafficking as their main product lines are mutating their business strategy, according to several reports.

Drug cartels from Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela, who also have their eyes on the American and European markets, are increasingly drafting in children and young people into their operational plans, exploiting the fact that minors cannot be prosecuted under the law for trafficking crimes in many of these states, our investigations have revealed.
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